Open AccessEFFECT OF MOBILE PHONE RADIATION ON ADRENAL GLAND OF MALE ALBINO RATS
Author(s) -
Sanjay Gupta,
Shilpi Jain,
Satyam Khare,
Piyush Gautam
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of anatomical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0970-1842
DOI - 10.46351/jas.v28i1pp07-17
Subject(s) - hormone , adrenal gland , mobile phone , physiology , endocrinology , medicine , biology , telecommunications , computer science
The tremendous growth in telecommunication world has increased the number of mobile phone users to many folds. The benefits of cell phones are just half the picture. The other half may be a darker one. The main aim of this study is to observe the effect of electromagnetic radiation being emitted by mobile phones on adrenal gland microanatomy and the hormones released by the gland on male albino rats.Materials and methods: Forty-two male albino rats of Spargue-Dawley species were divided into two equal groups. The experimental group rats were exposed to mobile phone radiation operating at 900 MHz while the control group rats were not. At the end of every two months, seven rats were sacrificed to analyse histological and hormonal changes.Results: No changes were seen at the cellular level of the adrenal glands even after six months of radiation exposure. Hormonal assay showed a variation in the cortisol levels of the rats but the changes were within normal range.Conclusions: Lack of appreciable changes in the cellular morphology and hormonal levels even after six months of radiation exposure signify that the adrenal glands are not affected by exposure to mobile phones.